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CultureEgyptian
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  • Necklace
Date525 BC–395 AD
MediumAmethyst, carnelian, and green feldspar beads
Dimensionsclosed: 13 3/8 in. (length)

Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number41.23
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Provenance[Maurice Nahman (1868–1948), Paris and Cairo]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg (1882–1975), Houston, by 1941; given to MFAH, 1941.
Exhibition History"The Egyptian Mummy: Unwrapping the Mystery," Houston Museum of Natural Science, Mar. 23–Aug. 27, 1989 (LN: 89.14)

"The Egyptian Mummy: Unwrapping the Mystery," Houston Museum of Natural Science, Jan. 26, 1991–Mar. 22, 1992 (LN: 91.22)
Published References Illustrated in "Moviequick" in conjunction with the Exh. "Splendor of Ancient Egypt" at MFAH from Sept. 29 1996 - March 30 1997/This object although reproduced for this purpose was not in the actual exhibition

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